Hello, I'm the abandoned son
I turned my back on everyone
Retreating deep
Into my wandering mind
My father left and went his way
Religion went on holiday
And nothings really necessary
Where broken lives are ordinary
When I complain
I hear the people say

Welcome to the world
Welcome to the world
Welcome to the world

Welcome to the world
Where the struggle is real
And you know how it feels
To beg, plead or borrow
Welcome to the world
Where dreams come to die
And the innocent cry
Cause there ain't no tomorrow
Welcome to, welcome to,
Welcome to the world

I work each day just like the last
Taciturn, iconoclast

I got more big words
That you don't know
Always a sarcastic ring
You're never sure just what I mean
I dwell within destruction city
A town that has no tears or pity
I can almost hear the minions
As they sing

Welcome to the world
Welcome to the world
Welcome to the world

Welcome to the world
Where the struggle is real
And you know how it feels
To beg, plead or borrow
Welcome to the world
Where dreams come to die
And the innocent cry
Cause there ain't no tomorrow
Welcome to, welcome to,
Welcome to the world

Welcome to the world
Where the talk is cheap
And the tab is steep
And the lies are spoken
Welcome to the world
A collective disguise

And the wolf cries at your door
Welcome to the world
Where you only have friends
If you're means to an end and it's
Always unspoken welcome to the
World where twinklin' eyes
Will despise you at your core

Welcome to the world that's always
Wanting more, more, more!
Welcome to the world
Where the struggle is real
And you know how it feels
To beg, plead or borrow
Welcome to the world
Where dreams come to die
And the innocent cry
Cause there ain't no tomorrow
Welcome to, welcome to,
Welcome to the world

Did you hear what the
Bubble head said today?
Truth is dead they say
It's relative to our imagination
Chronicles of greed
Extends the price that we pay
Innocence, it relents, and Percocet
Prevents the pain alright!

Father where are
You in all this mess?
Your memory suggests
But it's fading into
Non-substantiation
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Don't gimme-no
Gimme-no, gimme-no
Walk away, you can stay,
You can stay, you can stay

But I got to run
I got to find what's waiting there
I got to find my place under the sun
I got to run

'Cause, man, this place is killing me
And if I stay
Who knows what I'll become
I've got to run

Watch the money men
Feed their need
As their heroes blast

On the daily feed
Mr. Normal reeks of death
As he tries to remember to forget
Let's do lunch as we separate
As they twist and they turn
They're twisting our fate, now
I don't know why I hesitate
Before it's too late

I got to run
I got to find what's waiting there
I got to find my place under the sun
I got to run
'Cause, man, this place is killing me
And if I stay
Who knows what
I'll become
I've got to run

The clock is ticking and it's tick tock
Ticking every moment going by
And every second that passes
Is one more reason why

You may not get it but I know I'll
Regret it if I let you hold me here
And I won't take fear within me to
The other side

I got to run
I got to find what's waiting there
I got to find my place under the sun
I got to run
'Cause, man, this place is killing me
And if I stay
Who knows what I'll become

I've got to run
Tell me quickly while I'm young
I got to find my place under the sun
I got to run

Will you tell me
What this life's meant to be
'Cause all I see
Is sadness waiting for me
There's nothing I hear
But this dark melody

The silence speaks and so belongs
Every whisper in the wind
There's a world beyond our sight
Seek the summit here below
As your heart is reaching on
For a love that never dies
That never dies

As the winter seeks the sun
And the mountains kiss the dusk
To a brand new day
My father left me on the run
But the Lord will lift me up
I'll be on my way

Welcome to the world
Where souls come to fly
And there is no goodbye
'Cause there ain't no tomorrow
Welcome to the world
Where the illusion is real
Let life you can feel
Wash away all our sorrow

Welcome to the world
Where souls come to fly
And there is no goodbye
'Cause there ain't no tomorrow
Welcome to the world
Where the illusion is real
Let life you can feel
Wash away all our sorrow
But for now you must go!

To the river I am going
With my sadness and despair
All my questions I bring with me
I hope to find the answers there

I'm headed out to who knows where
My path is treading lightly
I can see the city standing there
The morning clouds behind me

And where I go I will be found
As the valley mystifies
And the world turns on inside

I'm going for the simple way
Like Huck and old Tom Sawyer
I'm seeking for the light of day
The path of the peaceful warrior

The sky is red under the sun
As the earth begins to rise
Like a love that never dies

It's the great adventure of my life and
I feel the motion everywhere
It's the great adventure of my life and
There's revolution in the air
I am striving for a better life and
I feel like I can make it here
It's the great adventure of my life and
Anything can happen here

I leave behind my apprenticeship
A fancy word for nothin'
I was an intern for the mother ship
A flunky for destruction

I'm on the path my father trod
And the answer to me lies
Maybe somewhere in his eyes

It's the great adventure of my life and
I feel the motion everywhere
It's the great adventure of my life and
There's revolution in the air
I am striving for a better life and I
Feel like I can make it here
It's the great adventure of my life
And anything can happen here

All the voices made their choices
Trapped in all they see
The lunatics and politics
All binding up in me
Breaking out I'm leaving doubt and
Darkness far behind
Pushing through to something new
That's glowing in my mind
Glowing in my mind

It's the great adventure of my life
And I feel the motion everywhere
It s the great adventure of my lite and
There's revolution in the air
It s the great adventure of my life
It's the great adventure of my life
And anything can happen here

It's getting darker now
The evening light will not allow
Summer wind, growing cold
I'm passing by Despondent's Slough
And I hear the warning cries
The midnight sun it mystifies

Moving on, adjust my pack
Take a look at turning back
Dip a foot into the slough
There's no way I would trust it now
What is that just up ahead
A figure looms like the walking dead

I am nothing more than a friend
You're nearing the end
You should listen to me
Who told you you should venture in black?
You'll never get back
You should listen to me

You, my son, are laughable
Do you think you're untouchable? Your father was a sad one too
He never made it back to you
I am now your trusted friend
Don't go where your father s been

I am nothing more than a friend
You're nearing the end
You should listen to me
Forget about this calling you've got
It's all in your head
You should listen to me

I am nothing more than a friend
You're nearing the end
You should listen to me
Who told you
You should venture in black?
You'll never get back
You should listen to me

I'd turn back if
I were you
'Cause you're all alone now
And nobody loves you
It doesn't matter what you do
It's a dangerous world
And nobody loves you
The summer's melting in the dew
You'd better go home now
You know that you want to
'Cause I'd turn back if I were you

So the young man in a hurry
Discouraged in his mind
Sometimes it's easy
Our vision leaves us blind
Just a few thoughts of negativity
Leave us resigned
Then I watched another traveler
Come upon the scene
He said his name was Faithful
He'd seen him in a dream
He told him
"Let's get out of here now"
And they split the scene
They went on with the dream...
Yeah!

So you've come here
To shake the cage
To twist our times,
To change our ways
We like entertainment
And stuff we can't use
We like our death
With the evening news

And we can tell
That you're not like we are

Welcome to the world
Where the struggle is real
And you know how it feels
To beg, plead or borrow
Welcome to the world
Where dreams come to die
And the innocent cry
'Cause there ain't no tomorrow

Do you feel lucky?

Well, do you, punk?

You better get used to this sorry junk
Behind closed doors we'll decide your fate

Take you down with a smiling face

And no one knows
That we're not who we are

Welcome to the world
Where the struggle is real
And you know how it feels
To beg, plead or borrow
Welcome to the world
Where dreams come to die
And the innocent cry
'Cause there ain't no tomorrow

All the voices made their choices
Trapped in all they see
When all we did was try to live the
Best way we could be
Reaching out but still some doubt
And darkness were still here
As we dissent, it did not relent
The element of fear
The element of fear

It's better not to know
Than to ever have to let it go
'Cause life won't be the same
Now that I've come in
The walls are wearing thin
The shadows of what might have been
My dreams have turned to dust
Now that I've come in

Troubles come from everywhere
You're stuck inside
The great despair
Chained unto the enemy
And there's no way that you'll get free
But this is not where you will stay
The great escape is underway

I will break down
Every door you can see
'Cause my love is stronger
Than your dark melody

Trust me now and take my hand
You don t have to understand

Close your eyes, look inside
Can't you feel that I'm alive
And where I am will always be
You just have to turn the key

Freedom calling
To the depths of the earth
There's no inferno
Where its voice can't be heard
Will you go out
Into what you can't see
Beyond the borders
Of your dark melody

And all at once, I know it's true
I think somehow I always knew
The great adventure,
The heart sunrise
Is living right before our eyes
And here we are on our own
Walking down
The road called home
We must continue,
It's worth the price
To seek a love that never dies
To seek a love that never dies